Sewspapeb



JOHN ROBSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 95,380, dated Septmnbr 28, 1869.

mraovsME-Nr IN NEWSPAPER-PILES.`

,The sehedule teren-ed to .in these Letters Patent and making pm bf the same.

To all whom 'it may co'ncrn:

Be it known that I, JOHN RoBsoN, of the city of` Chicago, in the' State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usef'l Improvements in Newspape-Files; and I do hereby'declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification,` in whichidF igures 1 and 3 are elevations showing opposite Figure 2, a transverse, and

Figur& 4, a longitudinal section.

Flgm'e 5, a longitndinal, and

Figur-e 6, a transverse section, showing a modification in the construction of the file.

To enable those sklled in the artto make and use my'mprovenents, I proceed to describe the same.

A represents a bar, or piece of wood, provided with the usual handle atone end, while the inuer side has a central Iongitudinal groove, to receive the red B.

This rod is cu'ved a little at the upper end, as shown in fig. 2, bringing such end. just out of the groove in A, to facilitate the lateral movement of the rod.

This rod B is connected at a to the short pivot b` bya joint, and the pivot b passes through A, an moves loosely therein.

s is a spring, one end of which is fastenecl to A, while b passes through the other-end.

When in proper place, the head c is Secured upon b.

A slot, e, is provided in A, in the usual nanner, and upon the lower'end of B is any suitable device, d, for holding the red I) in its place at the lower end.

This newspaper-file will' he found convenient for general use, and is especially adapted to hotels,1i`braries, reading-mome, and other places where it is oustomary to remove and replace papers daily or frequently.

The distinguishlng feature of my file is that the rod B is pivoted at its upper enclto A, so that it can he mo ed laterally, in which respect it diifers from all others, rendering it far more convenient to remove papers from and put them on the file, as the rod B cau be swung or turned around laterally out of the way, while in all other files it can onlybe lifted up.

;As described, the rod is susceptible of two movements, an upward and a' lateral.

The spring s will hold the upper end of the red down, keeping the papers in place, while the file may be so oonstrneted that the rod will be rather tight at the lower end, as the rod will yield enough for ordinary uses. If necessary, a spring may be placed at the lower end, similar to s.

I acoomplish the same object in a somewhat differ- A ent manner, as shown in figs. 5 and 6, in which B' represents a strip of wood, taking the place of B, while Ahas no groove.

The pivot D- passes through both bars A and B', both moving loosely on the pivot;

When so cons't'ucted, B' has the same late'ral movement before described, and is susceptihle of a limited upward movement. It can be raised up until the spring s comes in contact with A, and then t can be moved laterally as before.

Having thus fnlly described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

The comhinatiou and arrangement of the bar A,

the rod or har B, with the pivotal s"llding bolt b, spring s, and fastening d, substantlally as and for the pur- JOHN ROBSON.

.poses specified.

i witnesses:

E. A. WEST, L. L. Bom). 

